Bucks Food Revolution: Bad Habits - Reducing Food Waste in the Kitchen

At a time when environmental issues are quickly climbing the national agenda, it's sobering to be reminded that 7.1 million tonnes of food is wasted every year in UK homes. That's not only a massive waste of the Earth's resources, but a waste of money too - about £230 per person annually in the UK!
"Although Buckinghamshire has a solid record when it comes to green issues such as recycling at home, most of us could do a bit better when it comes to wasting food. It's so easy to be tempted while out food shopping, but we need to be realistic too - there's only so much an individual or family can eat. Wasting good food is not only terrible for the environment, it's expensive too!" Clive Harriss Waste Partnership, Buckinghamshire Council
For the Food Citizens project led by Rebecca Nutley for Feedback, we are building awareness across Bucks of the need to build a better relationship with our food, establish more sustainable diets and ultimately reduce the amount of food that is wasted by business and residents.
Presenting alongside Melissa Stone from the Aylesbury Community Fridge at Vineyard Storehouse; we will be looking at ‘Bad Habits in the Kitchen’, where the common pitfalls occur and how can we prevent further waste through a few easy practices. We will be looking at how food storage can change the shelf life of your food, date labels and what they mean along with a few freezing hacks.
This workshop forms part of the collection of sessions for the Bucks Food Revolution! online event that took place on the 21st & 22nd November 2020. A program of exciting and unusual events exploring our relationship with food, from foraging berries in the outdoors, to waste-saving tips and recipes, to a deep dive into how we can work together to protect nature and our planet. We will be hearing from local experts and enthusiasts on growing food, understanding how what you eat affects your health and well-being; as well as discussing the pitfalls of food waste and how to avoid them at hom.e We are grateful to all those helping Feedback Global's Food Citizens project to deliver this event.